Pen y Fan

Mountain rank by height: 21 out of 188Height: 2,907ft | 886mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SO012215 The highest peak in the Brecon Beacons and 1 of the classic Welsh 3 peaks (along with Snowden and Cadair Idris) this is an extremely…

Cribyn

Mountain rank by height: 47 out of 188Height: 2,608ft | 795mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SO023213 One of the big three from probably the most recognisable ridgeway in Wales, the Cribyn is an impressively sharp point. When you look down from…

Fan y Big

Mountain rank by height: 79 out of 188Height: 2,359ft | 719mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SO036206 I know that Fan y Big has technically been downgraded to a hill, but as far as I’m concerned it was on the list of…

Bwlch y Ddwyallt

Mountain rank by height: 60 out of 188Height: 2,474ft | 754mRegion: Brecon BeaconsGrid ref: SO054203 Not a very exciting summit, but an interesting rock pile and absolutely fantastic views of the rest of the Beacons in this section. It is…

Medart

The Medart is a distinct hill above Cwmcarn and Crosskeys, next to the much more popular Twmbarlwm. Due to the nature of the route up to the top of Medart it makes sense to also walk Twmbarlwm, which is the…

Twmbarlwm

Situated above Crosskeys and Risca, and topped with what is suspected to be an Iron Age fort, Twmbarlwm is one of the most distinctive hills in the area. It has far reaching views around South Wales and the Bristol Channel,…

Mynydd Dimlaith

Mynydd Dimlaith is a small 224m high hill just above Llanbradach. It can be walked from a number of different directions as the area is riddled with public footpaths. I decided to park up near the communications tower on top…